The Southwind Jaguars will head out to take on the Melrose Golden Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Southwind is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Kingsbury on the road to the tune of 69-0 on Thursday. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Falcons are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southwind got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kelvin Perkins out in front who threw for 165 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 passes. Gary Greer was Perkins' top target, picking up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Melrose got themselves on the board against Wooddale on Thursday, but Wooddale never followed suit. They blew past the Cardinals 40-0 on the road. The matchup marked the Golden Wildcats' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Southwind pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Melrose, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Southwind against Melrose in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 34-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwind since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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